The Hinds County School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Raymond

Raymond, Mississippi

Raymond is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,664. Raymond is one of the two county seats of Hinds County and is the home of the main campus of Hinds Community College....

, Mississippi

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 (USA

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In addition to Raymond, the district serves the communities of Bolton

Bolton, Mississippi

Bolton is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 629 as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Bolton is located at ....

, Edwards

Edwards, Mississippi

Edwards is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,347 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

, Learned

Learned, Mississippi

Learned is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 50 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Learned is located at ....

, Terry

Terry, Mississippi

Terry is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 664 at the 2000 census. It is located near Interstate 55, about 15 miles southwest of Jackson, Mississippi and located in Supervisors District Five of Hinds County...

, Utica

Utica, Mississippi

Utica is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 966 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the URJ Henry S...

, and a portion of Byram

Byram, Mississippi

Byram is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,386 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a census-designated place . It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was incorporated for a second time in its history on June 16, 2009.-History:Byram...

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Elementary/Middle Schools

• Grades K-8
  • Bolton-Edwards Elementary/Middle School
  • Utica Elementary/Middle School

Elementary Schools

• Grades 3-5
  • Gary Road Intermediate School

• Grades K-5
  • Raymond Elementary School

• Grades K-2
  • Gary Road Elementary School

School Feeder Patterns

• Bolton-Edwards Attendance Zone
  • Bolton-Edwards Elementary/Middle (K-8); Raymond High (9-12)

• Byram-Terry Attendance Zone
  • Gary Road Elementary School (K-2); Gary Road Intermediate (3-5); Byram Middle (6-8); Terry High (9-12)

• Raymond Attendance Zone
  • Raymond Elementary (K-5); Carver Middle (6-8); Raymond High (9-12)

• Utica Attendance Zone (includes Learned)
  • Utica Elementary/Middle (K-8); Raymond High (9-12)

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 6,417 students enrolled in the Hinds County School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 61.31% African American, 37.54% White, 0.53% Hispanic, and 0.62% Asian. 43.1% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	6,353	49%	51%	0.36%	60.62%	0.61%	–	38.41%
2004-05	6,042	49%	51%	0.25%	58.66%	0.50%	–	40.60%
2003-04	5,776	49%	51%	0.16%	56.65%	0.66%	0.03%	42.50%
2002-03	5,769	49%	51%	0.14%	56.39%	0.43%	0.03%	43.01%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07	2005-06	2004-05	2003-04	2002-03
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	2	3	2	4	0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	3	1	2	1	3
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	3	3	3	3	4
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	1
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	1	1	1	1	1